Is Chuba Hubbard playing this week?
No injury designationOfficial practice report (week 4): Full practice, rest day.
Chuba Hubbard has no injury designation on the latest injury reports for the week 4 game against the Detroit Lions.
Kickoff: Sun, Oct 4 · 8:20 PM ET.
Checked Oct 3, 7:48 PM ET against the ESPN injury report and the NFL's official weekly report (via nflverse). Injury news can change up to kickoff, so confirm with the team close to game time.
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Fantasy football · Week 4
Our own start/sit calls for every player, with a projected score, the range of likely outcomes and the reasons spelled out. Built from usage, matchup, Vegas lines and injuries. How we rank
Start. Scored 11 points last game against a typical 5.6 (trending up).
Why we say start
- Projected 9.1 points, #18 among RBs this week, inside the top 20 we recommend starting.
- Scored 11 points last game against a typical 5.6 (trending up).
- Averaging 13.7 carries and 3 targets a game.
- Played 84% of the offense's snaps last game.
Recent form
Dashed line: the usual 5.6 a game
This week's matchup
- Expected team score
- ~24 pts
- Vegas line
- CAR underdogs by 3.5
- Game total
- 50.5
- DET vs RBs
- 11% fewer points
- Last game snaps
- 84%
All week 4 running back rankings →Start or sit tool →How our past calls did →
Age
27
Height
6'1"
Weight
216 lb
College
Oklahoma State
Experience
5 seasons
Draft
2021 · Pick #126 (CAR)
Status
ACT
Grade Breakdown
What do these mean?Why 95.0?
Hubbard's grade is driven by how efficient he's been on a per-touch basis, ranking 4th of 61 running backs in adjusted expected points per play. Big plays like his touchdown catch against Atlanta and long gains against Cleveland and Chicago pushed the number way up despite a rough week 3.
Lifting the grade
- EPA per touch of +0.169 ranks 4th of 61 running backs, lifting the grade a lot
- Touchdown catch vs Atlanta on 4th and 3 added 4.0 expected points
- 29-yard catch vs Chicago in the 4th quarter added 3.0 expected points
Written by StatGrades AI from this season's play-by-play through week 3. It explains what happened; a grade isn't a forecast (what grades do and don't predict).
EPA / play
-0.043
Success rate
45%
WPA (sum)
0.22
Opponent adj.
-0.017
Plays graded
51
Advanced stats
2026 season through Week 3 · tracking data from NFL Next Gen Stats| Week | Rush yds over expected | Yds over exp / att | Vs 8+ in the box |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +13.3 | +1.33 | 10.0% |
| 2 | +10.7 | +0.90 | 33.3% |
| 3 | -1.2 | -0.06 | 10.5% |
What do these mean?
- Rush yds over expected:
- Rushing yards above what the blocking and defenders in each carry would be expected to produce.
- Yds over exp / att:
- Rush yards over expected per carry.
- Carries over expected:
- Share of carries that gained more than expected.
- Expected rush yds:
- Yards the carries would be expected to gain on average, based on tracking data.
- Efficiency:
- Distance traveled per yard gained. Lower means a more direct, north-south runner.
- Vs 8+ in the box:
- Share of carries against eight or more defenders near the line.
- Time to line:
- Average seconds from the handoff to reaching the line of scrimmage.
Next Gen Stats data via nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Updated after games are final, not live, and covers QB, RB, WR and TE.